Articles from the March 28, 2019 edition
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Duo stresses tobacco dangers
Ronnie Trentham wishes someone had told him about the dangers of chewing tobacco before it was too late. Trentham repeated that statement many times to students in Sanders County last week as he and Greg Bilby took their “Tobacco Tour” to Pla...
Lockdown drill prepares school, first responders
After years of preparation, research, organization and planning between the Thompson Falls School District, law enforcement and Sanders County emergency responders, a successful lockdown drill at...
2019 Legislative Session
HELENA — The Montana House of Representatives has passed House Bill 2, which combines about $10 billion of state and federal funding for state agencies for the next two years. The bill passed with a vote of 54-45 last week and now moves to the S...
Teen plans run, raffle to fight childhood hunger
Hattie Neesvig says if you're upset about a problem, you need to help be part of the solution. That's a pretty heft philosophy for any adult. Neesvig is just in seventh grade, and already has a passio...
Gettin' down with it
If there is strength in numbers, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk track and field teams should be just fine this spring. Armed with a large turnout of athletes – 24 boys and 17 girls have signed on for T...
Spa City tracksters begin in Frenchtown
The Hot Springs track and field team, after several weeks of weather-challenged practicing in the Spa City, will officially open the season in the Frenchtown Invitational April 6. Led by State C-qualifier Tyler Carr, the only Savage Heat thinclad to...
Better late than never
Sanders County seniors Delaney Weltz of Noxon and Kassidy Kinzie of Plains have finally been honored as members of the Montana Class C All-State basketball team. With the announcement of their being...
Lady Hawk softball team hopes to keep improving
Another year older and another year wiser, the still-young Thompson Falls softball team looks to be much more competitive this spring. Finally finding their field after late-winter storms buried it in snow, the 15-strong Lady Hawks have been busy...
Falls grapplers have big week ahead
Wrestling never sleeps, not for those athletes constantly striving to get better. Two of those kind of grapplers, Elijah Ratliff and Roman Sparks will be heading to Iowa this weekend for the Middle...
Red Devils ready for action
Already a week behind the curve thanks to the weather, coach Matt Havens and his Noxon track and field team is scheduled to compete in the Eureka Invitational in Lincoln County April 6. Originally slated to open the season at the Jim Johnson...